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Robin Wright is a journalist, author of the book Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion across the Islamic World. She joins the show to discuss ISIS indoctrination of the seemingly well-to-do and the… Audio

For five years our news media kept the story of kidnapped nurse Louisa Akavi under wraps and this week they won praise for putting her safety ahead of a scoop. But the last time this happened, the… Audio

As many Western countries, including New Zealand, grapple with what to do with former ISIS fighters returning home, we speak to Amie Ferris-Rotman, The Washington Post's Moscow correspondent about… Audio

The detention in Syria of New Zealand jihadist Mark Taylor has highlighted a problem faced by many countries - what to do with terrorist fighters captured in war zones who then want to return home… Video, Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says New Zealand cannot help jihadist Mark Taylor because there is no diplomatic representation in Syria, and if he did obtain travel documents, he'd find it hard to get… Audio

UK correspondent Matthew Parris updates us on the movements in the British Parliament, as three MPs quit the Tory party to join the eight Labour MPs who resigned over their leader Jeremy Corbyn not… Audio

A New Zealander who defected to ISIS with his Arab wife is being hunted in the Middle East, in a new political thriller by playwright Stuart Hoar. But in the War on Terror, do the old gentlemanly… Audio

Egypt has mounted a wave of air strikes against fighters they believe carried out the bombing of a mosque in northern Sinai. More than 300 worshippers were killed on Friday in the attack by militants… Audio